8:17 AM,
Dec. 19, 2013

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The Pistons had just absorbed a 110-95 beating from the Heat on Dec. 8. Drummond had contributed 19 points and 14 rebounds, but Cheeks felt Drummond didn't realize the energy the Heat would bring to that game - especially considering the Pistons had won at Miami five nights earlier.

So Cheeks talked to his big man as they walked off the Palace floor. ...